Palesha Goverdhan
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| Native name | Palesha Goverdhan (पलेशा गोवर्धन) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Nepalese | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 2003 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para Taekwondo | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Kabiraj Negi Lama | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Palesha Goverdhan (born 25 July 2003) is a Nepalese parataekwondo practitioner. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the 58 kg category.[1][2]
Goverdhan lost 21–8 in a tough first round match to Beth Munro from the United Kingdom. Munro would go on to win the silver medal.[3] Goverdhan won repechage match against Brianna Salinaro of USA by 10-0 points; against Marija Mičev of Serbia by 23-15 points and finally lost to China's Li Yujie by 9-12 points in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics Games but she became the first Nepalese athlete to make history by winning two fights in the Paralympic Games.[4] She has been training with her coach Kabiraj Negi Lama since 2016.[5] She won the first historical gold medal for Nepal by defeating 6-0 points from Iran in the final of the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games.[6] Gobardhan won the bronze medal in the 4th Asian Para Taekwondo Championship in Vietnam held on 18 July 2018 at Hochiminh, Vietnam.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Palesha Goverdhan". Olympics.com. 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Taekwondo – Women K44 -58kg – Entry List by Event" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Tokyo, Tom Harle in (4 September 2021). "Munro scoops Paralympics silver after just one year doing Taekwondo". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2021/09/04/goverdhan-misses-paralympic-bronze
- ^ "पलेशा र लामा सम्मानित".
- ^ "Goverdhan claims gold". 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Gobardhan wins bronze in Vietnam". 26 May 2018.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Nepalese female taekwondo practitioners
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Paralympics